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«The story is based on the legendary Generals of the Yang Family. The film
was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival. It is
early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986, in Northeastern China. The film starts as
Yang Ye (Adam Cheng), the leader of the Yang Clan and General for Song, executes
30 whiplashes to his youngest and second youngest child. They participated in a
kung fu tournament which caused the death of a rival clan's son. The following
morning, the two clan leaders meet with the emperor about the issue when the
signaling stations (used for warning an oncoming invasion by their neighboring
country) ignites. It was the Khitan army invading, hoping to take its revenge on
Yang Clan for a past massacre that killed the former Khitan general. It was
noted that the leader of the oncoming Khitan army is led by the son of the
former Khitan general. Due to politics and the recent death of rival clan's son,
the rival clan leader is awarded with 50,000 troops to welcome the Khitan army.
As punishment, General Yang is awarded to lead the charge and be the scout for
Song Dynasty. When the two armies meet, the lack of leadership by the rival clan
leader causes chaos among the Song army as Khitan takes a decisive victory. All
the while, General Yang is trapped behind enemy lines as the retreat horn sounds.
The chaos causes General Yang Ye to be trapped in an abandoned town in front of
Wolf Mountain, as the Khitan army surrounds the town, allowing no one to leave.
Song's army, now led by the clan rival, refuses to help and rescue Yang Ye (assumed
to be politics again among the clan rivals). This leaves Yang Ye's wife
devestated as she sends her seven sons to rescue him. It is later revealed that
this is exactly what the Khitan general wanted, and the seven sons fall into
their deadly trap. ...».